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Pacemaker was set to high

Hello my husband R (70) is an avid bicycle rider. He and his friends ride about 36-50 miles per day 5 times per week. ON December 2013 he was diagnosed with Swallow Syncope (very rare disease) after he passed out while eating during Christmas Eve dinner. He was taken to the ER and admitted into the hospital the same day. When he swallows, his Valgus nerve slows down his heart. After he underwent all kind of heart testing, and his heart was not the cause for his losing consciousness, the diagnos...

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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

I had a St. Jude Pacemaker installed on 10/22/2013. The pacemaker is set at 50 BPM and blood flow was at 150. On Dec 20th I had my pacemaker check and I had the sensitivity turned off and blood flow was increased to 200 since I was feeling light headed and unfocused. I do not know what all this means and I am still light headed and unfocused--what else can be done on my pacemaker to make me feel better? I am not taking any medications. Please help?

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about pacemaker

sir my mom herat is not weak and they work in 19% ...dr said about pacemaker (permannent) and they gave a time in 18/01/2014....and they stay in delhi 1 weak ago ..in earliar 3 dayes they sneeze in continous ...but dr not mit and they appoint in suterday ....i was offraid this because when the chek up in other place in earlia 10 dayes they said thait these pacemaker is not get india easly ....what should i do to all case any realate to sneeze to pacemaker...............

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Shortness of Breath

PM fitted in April 2013 with some complications (including intermittent AF). Thought I was getting over everything, but get breathless with exercise. Recently I was taken to A&E because of SOB, PM was working 100% (60bmp, unusual for me) and they changed my PM setting from DDI to DDD. I felt better (85bpm) and was discharged. Now a week later and I still have the same SOB with exercise (eg a Shower or a flight of stairs). I have moved my PM checkup forward to next week so I can discuss with my d...

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When is the post check up done

Hi,
I'm due to have the pacemaker implanted on the 3rd Feb, late afternoon and staying overnight.
In the UK are the post implantation checks done at 4 or 6 weeks? Its being done for SSS, will the DVLA definitely let me drive immediately post check? Will it be ok to drive from Suffolk to Aberdeen ,which is a long way , at 4 or 6 weeks when ever the check has been done?
My husband thinks he should be at home with me for the whole week the pacemaker is done on the Monday. Do you thi...

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easily exhausd

i don't know what happened to my message again?
in response to don.
i had major surgery prior to having the pm inserted. it took quite a while to recuperate from the major surgery, so it is difficult to determine how i adjusted to the pm.
what i was trying to say is that i was doing farely well and then i got a menescus tear and was unable to be physically active. most recently since i have had the menescus tear, i have become extremely exhausted. i am not sure if the exhaustio...

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Thanks everyone!

Had my PM check yesterday. That was 91 days post PM implant. They did the checkout and reduced the voltage on my PM. Everything OK and I’m doing good!

Because of the info I’ve received on this forum I knew what questions to ask. Also got my PM report with no hassle. Got some additional info on the Medtronics Sure Scan PM. So that was great too.

Thanks for the help.

Theknotguy

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x-Ray

Hi All,

My son is 20 Mths and has a pacemaker.Everytime we take him for check ups 3Mts time he has to take an X-ray to view his device and leads to ensure everything is okay.

Having X-rays done every three mths,Is this safe for him?

Appreciate your response...

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Lower voltage

Hi all,

I went for my first pacemaker checkup since having it implanted, and the technician said the next time I came in ( in 3 months), they will lower the voltage of my PM from 3 volts down to 1.something, in order to increase battery life. Though I didn't say anything to her, I'm concerned: if I need 3 volts now, why would that change ? She said I'm 100% dependent on the pacer, so I'm not too quick to mess with what works. Any thoughts/ ideas/ experiences ? I have a Medtronic MRI S...

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Unilateral/Bipolar

Can anyone explain what the difference is between the unilateral and bipolar readings from a pacemaker? I don't know if they work together or separate. I'm new to the lingo of Pacemakers.

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Medtronic Adapta 2006

I'm having slow beat issues. Pacer check tomorrow. Anybody know about adjustments possible? This thing is too new to be going dead.

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Anyone else with jumping/dropping pulse?

(Background info: I had a dual-chamber pacer placed two weeks ago for Cardiac Sarcoidosis. The Sarcoidosis was causing a heart block that caused my heart to skip beats, pause for 5-6 seconds at a time, and beat in the lower 40 bpm-range for several days. The pacer has kept my heart from dropping below 60 since it was implanted. I am a 26 year old male. In otherwise good health.)

Hello,

Today, I had to go to the ER because I felt my heart skipping beats again. Also, when...

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Merlin machine

My doctor recently had me get the Merlin machine for home check ups. (I had the old one where they had to call you and you used the wrist straps/magnet) While watching the set up video that came with it I was offended that they only had seniors in it. In fact, I sent them an e-mail that if they ever make a new one to include people of all ages. I know it's only a little thing and probably won't matter but I already feel odd when I go for checks in the office and feel out of place. This doesn't h...

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new

Just got my medtronic PM end of November for bradycardia / 3rd degree block. No other symptoms. It's great to be active again.

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Holster results

Okay, just goty holster monitor results on my electronic record- still awaiting dr to inform me.. .. they are as follows
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Holter Indications-palpitation Length of Recording-29 hour Heart Rate, Range & Rhythm-sinus rhythm at an average of 67 beats per minute with a range of 60-143 beats per minute Supraventricular Arrhythmia-two premature atrial beats Ventricular Arrhythmia-1 premature ventricular beat Bradycardia and Heart Block. The patient had multiple episodes of flutter in her che...

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Pacer check soon

I am paced at 60 and don't really feel it. But I get very breathless when I walk briskly, often with pain in my legs and across my chest. Would increasing my rate help this? I have rate response on but I'm not keen to increase it as it seems too sensitive to bumps in the road, scratching my ear etc ! I have a Medtronic Sensia put in last year but removed three times for issues with the leads so was only signed off in July 2013. I am hoping to feel better than I do at the moment.

I wou...

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Tech

Hi all, I went for my first pm check today with the tech guy. I went armed with questions . He was great and answered all. He did surprise me by saying that in his 11 years of that job I was the only one to have questions. That was hard to believe but other docs have told me the same thing. I have found that they are more helpful if you are interested in you own health. I just always thought that you should be.
I would like to thank all of you for leading me to the questions to ask a...

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Stress test & echo

Hello everyone,

I have had my pacemaker for almost a year now. I recently started having swelling in my legs and high blood pressure. My blood pressure went from 120/60 to 160/95. So i went for a bunch of test. I had a doppler to make sure it wasn't a clot(and it wasn't). So they did some blood work and sent me for a stress test with a echo at the same time.

At the start of my echo they checked my blood pressure and it was good 120/70. Then they had me get on the treadmill...

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Electro-cardioversion Friday

I am the 59 year female (with Medtronic Sensia Dual-chamber PM) who developed atrial tachycardia after a severe asthma attack. I went to my doctor last week and he lowered the RR on the lower lead in the hopes that the tachycardia would go away on it's own within a week. I went to my cardiologist yesterday and the tachycardia has now become erratic. I am scheduled for an electro-cardioversion this coming Friday. While I don't look forward to it I know it has to be done. And it sounds like t...

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Latest changes

Well I went to the reschedule of my office cancelled appointment that I referred to in a previous message. It was amiable but contentious,,, I described my feelings when running. That is first 15+ min Normally Ok but then breathless and difficult to continue without significant slow down, my HR monitor shows a drop in HR to 100-120 but perceived effort is 4 to 5 on a 1 to 5 scale. Show stated that is the same complaint I have had the last 3 visits (duh)
I ask for increase in upper rate from...

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Member Quotes

So, my advice is to go about your daily routine and forget that you have a pacemaker implanted in your body.